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I am all for dresses evolving, but COME ON! can we PLEASE at least pretend that these dresses have some connection to Irish looking dresses? These layered skirts with no embroidery look out of place, like someone forgot their solo costume and ran to the department store.

I think it’s all about one thing (for certain types…) — having the most cutting edge dress available. If Suzie has the same kind of dress you have, then it’s really getting old, absolutely rotten, and pretty much no good at all. Pookie needs to have something different, so that everyone will be amazed. So they keep evolving, and we end up with this.

gosh Ann I never thought I’d laugh tonight… I keep waiting for someone to come on stage in a tutu. I’m begining to think its getting there. I went to a local feis on Sunday and saw the puff ball for the first time. Oh my goodness it was horrible. Well I didn’t like it, but a lot did. I’m starting to think the Big Names are really going over board.
Mary H.

These photos are tooooo funny. I laughed and laughed and laughed. I have always thought most ID dresses were way over the top from a design standpoint. Too much going on, distracts from the dancer and actually fights the flow of the beautiful steps.
I’ve been applauding all of you trying something softer and more flowing ,but keeping the knotwork flavor in the embroidery. Good work!
I still can’t figure out how adjudicators can judge dresses not good enough with a straight face. Are the boys ever judged so harshly on their apparel? I loved a male adjudicator’s comment once that he would like it if each dancer wore a plain garment with a bag over the head so he couldn’t even see a face. Then he would be judging only the dancing!
Molly

Ann, congratulations. Most of us agree that the dress ‘race’ is a joke, but the subject never brought tears to my eyes before. I want the one with the roses round the neck.
I am pleased to say that our TC is young AND aware that moms don’t have a bottomless purse. They are out there, you just have to be lucky.

I actually like the little blue sleeveless number with the silver embroidery better than the ID dress from dance.net. I really like the shape of the neckline. I think some sleeves and a couple of petals/panels over top and you’d have a respectable solo dress.